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Matthew 15:32

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 32 But Jesus called his disciples to him and said: “I feel pity for the crowd,+ because they have already stayed with me for three days and they have had nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry,* for they may give out on the road.”+

Matthew 15:32

The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
- 32 Ὁ The δὲ but Ἰησοῦς Jesus προσκαλεσάμενος having called toward τοὺς the μαθητὰς disciples αὐτοῦ of him εἶπεν said Σπλαγχνίζομαι I am feeling pity ἐπὶ upon τὸν the ὄχλον, crowd, ὅτι because ἤδη already ἡμέραι days τρεῖς three προσμένουσίν they are remaining toward μοι to me καὶ and οὐκ not ἔχουσιν they are having τί what φάγωσιν· they might eat; καὶ and ἀπολῦσαι to let loose off αὐτοὺς them νήστεις fasting οὐ not θέλω, I am willing, μή not ποτε at any time ἐκλυθῶσιν they might give out ἐν in τῇ the ὁδῷ. way.

Matthew 15:32

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 32 But Jesus called his disciples to him and said:+ “I feel pity+ for the crowd, because it is already three days that they have stayed with me and they have nothing to eat; and I do not want to send them away fasting. They may possibly give out on the road.”

Matthew 15:32

The Bible in Living English
- 32 But Jesus called his disciples to him and said “I feel for the crowd, because it is now three days they have been staying with me and not had anything to eat; and I do not want to dismiss them fasting, for fear they should grow faint on the road.”

Matthew 15:32

American Standard Version
- 32 And Jesus called unto him his disciples, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days and have nothing to eat: and I would not send them away fasting, lest haply they faint on the way.

Matthew 15:32

The Emphasized Bible
- 32 But Jesus calling near his disciples said—My compassions are moved towards the multitude, because [even now] three days abide they with me and they have nothing to eat,—and to dismiss them fasting I am not willing, lest by any means they faint in the way.

Matthew 15:32

King James Version
- 32 Then Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way.